Petry Bookkeeping

04/03/2026

It's finally here! ✨

I'm so excited to share the new Petry Bookkeeping website with you all. We put a lot of thought into not just how it looks, but what it says — because I wanted it to really speak to what business owners are going through when they reach out to us.

If you've ever felt too busy to keep up with your books, outgrown doing it yourself, or wondered who's checking your bookkeeper's work — this site was built with you in mind.

Take a look and let me know what you think! 😊

Working with our clients, not simply for them.

03/26/2026

I make sure to tell all my new clients this little tidbit of trivia.

03/23/2026

📚 Are You Paying Employees Correctly for Sleep Time & On-Call Time?
Hey business owners — this might surprise you! 👇
The rules around when you're required to pay employees for sleep time and on-call hours are more complex than most people realize. The Fair Labor Standards Act (FLSA) has specific guidelines — and getting it wrong can mean costly penalties.
Check out this great breakdown from ADP 👇
🔗 https://sbshrs.adpinfo.com/blog/is-pay-required-for-sleep-time-what-about-on-call-time

At Petry Bookkeeping, we make it our business to stay on top of the ever-changing federal and state laws so YOU don't have to. Keeping our clients informed and compliant is what we do! 💼
📘 Follow us: Petry Bookkeeping on Facebook
🌐 Learn more: www.petrybookkeeping.com

Employers that face sleeping time and on-call time situations should review federal rules and guidance, consult legal counsel, and ensure that they are paying employees properly.

01/30/2026

01/16/2026

The Internal Revenue Service announced it will phase out paper refund checks for individual taxpayers starting with the 2026 filing season.

If you are part of the 7% of taxpayers who get refunds by paper check, it is time to start planning for this change.

IR-2025-94, Sept. 23, 2025 — The Internal Revenue Service, working with the U.S. Department of the Treasury, today announced that paper tax refund checks for individual taxpayers will be phased out beginning on Sept. 30, 2025, as required by Executive Order 14247, to the extent permitted by law.

01/16/2026

It takes 1 minute
looking at a Balance Sheet
to tell if the bookkeeping work was done well.

11/12/2025

At-Will Employment
You can have a good reason, a bad reason, or no reason at all to fire someone, so long as it's not an illegal reason.

11/11/2025

You are so much stronger than anyone's opinions about you. ~Mel Robbins

11/11/2025

Ethics is knowing the difference between what you have the right to do and what is right to do

Justice Potter Stewart

08/22/2025

Integrity is crucial in a bookkeeper. They have access to so much of a business owners financial life.

What can you do a a business owner to make sure things are on the up and up without it taking much of your time?

Periodically (the key is to do it randomly):

* Ask to see the bank reconciliation report
* Review your credit card activity
* Review the bank statement
* Ask to see the invoices for odd transactions

07/30/2025

Food for thought. Are you habits supporting the future you want?